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Saturday, January 14, 2012

Delhi HC warns Facebook and Google to block them...

"Like China, we will block
all such websites," Justice Suresh Kait said while asking counsel for
Facebook and Google India to develop a mechanism to keep a check and
remove "offensive and objectionable" material from their webpages.The Delhi High court literally said that they are going to block Facebook and Google in India.

Former Additional Solicitor General Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Google
India, said the postings of "obscene, objectionable and defamatory"
articles and other things cannot be "filtered" or "monitored".

"No human interference is possible, and moreover, it can't be feasible
to check such incidents. Billions of people across the globe, post their
articles on the website. Yes, they may be defamatory, obscene but
cannot be checked," he said.

Rohatgi tried to distinguish between Google India and its US-based holding company Google Inc.

"The US-based Google Inc is the service provider and not me (Google
India) and hence, we are not liable for the action of my holding
company. Moreover, it is criminal case where a vicarious liability can
be fastened on a company which has no role, whatsoever, in the alleged
offence."

This in my views is completely wrong, The preamble of our constitution gives us the rights to express our views and I think that Facebook is the largest ever Social Networking site in India..They can stop handful of people but cannot supress the voice of the Youth of India...